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Monterey Birthday Trip

Every year for my birthday, my husband and I take a mini day trip. If it was not for birthdays and anniversaries, we sometimes get too comfortable just hanging at home. This year we headed to Monterey. This summer has been hot and I needed a break from the heat and to smell some ocean air. It was a perfectly cool day with my favorite man.

We did lots of site seeing and browsing around the little shops...

And tried some fresh baked goods...

We also found a gold mine of an antique shop...two stories...it was huge and totally amazing...picked up some vintage linens I used for our backyard country party...

Then it was off to the beach...there is something about the salty air and sand in between my toes that speaks deep into my soul...it is so calming and relaxing...

A perfectly lovely birthday trip...and always a reminder of how lucky I am to have such an awesome man...a day away from regular life is the best gift!

*Many of you often ask how we get such great photos of us when it is just the two of us...well, my husband patiently drags our tripod around or we will set up the camera on a ledge of some sort. We use the timer on our camera and we also have a remote. I am very picky about how our pictures turn out so I always prefer to set up our own shots!

And happy birthday to you too! This trip looks wonderful. I've only really passed through Monterey, but not spent much time there. Your photos make me want to plan a weekend there, or at least a day trip like you two had.

What a great tip on photos. I've stopped even trying to get photos of both of us because people are mostly so bad at taking pictures, but I love the idea of just setting up our own shots. Good call!